FootyMAD's Preston North End match preview

History of the Preston North End v Watford fixture

Watford face a trip to Preston North End at Deepdale on Saturday afternoon, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Hornets will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them lose 10 and win only 2 of the 16 games.

The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in August 2004, the North End carving out a narrow 2 - 1 victory in a Championship match.

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Recent encounters between the teams:
2005/2006	Sat 06 Aug	Watford	1 - 2	Preston N.E.	CHMP
2004/2005	Sat 19 Mar	Watford	0 - 2	Preston N.E.	CHMP
2004/2005	Sat 07 Aug	Preston N.E.	2 - 1	Watford	CHMP
2003/2004	Sat 14 Feb	Watford	2 - 0	Preston N.E.	CHMP
2003/2004	Tue 04 Nov	Preston N.E.	2 - 1	Watford	CHMP
2002/2003	Tue 04 Mar	Watford	0 - 1	Preston N.E.	CHMP
2002/2003	Tue 17 Sep	Preston N.E.	1 - 1	Watford	CHMP

Recent respective form guides

Preston North End have collected 2 wins and 3 draws from their last six home matches. These games have seen the North End score just 7 goals, though they have conceded 4.

Watford have an average recent record on the road, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats. While the Hornets have hit 7 goals, 10 have hit the back of the wrong net.

Preston N.E.'s 28 points from 20 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 9th position. Watford are just outside the promotion places, in 3rd, having taken 36 points from 20 games.

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Current form guides:	P	W	D	L	F	A	P
Preston N.E.	6	3	3	0	8	2	12
Watford	6	4	1	1	12	9	13

FootyMad's prediction ...

With Watford only showing average form on the road, Footymad are of the opinion a draw at Deepdale will be a good result. Score draw

Sequence statistics:
Preston N.E.	Unbeaten in the last 5 home games. Unbeaten run of 9 matches.
Watford	6 games since last defeat.